that's classic on 84's.
your rear brakes may need work, or at least inspection.

but the parking brake handle used up until early 85 sucks..
just very very dumb design.
I could have designed that better when I was in 5th grade.

the angle is wrong, the handle is too short etc.

get the later 85 and up style parking brake handle.
it is a direct bolt-in.

it's about 6 times better.
be one of the best improvements to your van you've ever done.

you 'just want one of those'......if you don't already have one.

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer

> For what its worth, both my vans parking brake bars are at an angle and
> work
> effectively - the '86 more so than the '84 but that's to be expected.
>
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Given that my parking brake doesn't do a whole lot, I climbed under the
>> van to take some slack out of the linkage. I stopped when I saw that the
>> equalizer (Bentleys 46.11) is at quite an angle, not at a right angle to
>> the centerline of the van as I expected. I'm not sure what this means. I
>> don't have the tools to adjust the brakes.
>>
>> --
>> Rocky J Squirrel
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
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